Absence of blood-parasitization effects on lesser kestrel fitness

Auk

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 253-256

  Tella, José L ^a   Forero, Manuela G ^a   Gajón, Alvaro ^b   Hiraldo, Fernando ^a   Donázar, José A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

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EID: 0001250182     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4088959     Document Type: Review

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